Missions Philosophy

Missions at Second Baptist

The Missions Committee at 2BC exists to seek out and engage in
partnerships for missions and ministry for the Second Baptist faith
community. We begin with the notion that the gospel still speaks to the
deep need of people to have a personal relationship with God and that
we must rely on the power of God and the Holy Spirit and not ourselves.
We understand that as a faith community we are part of the larger dream
of God and so forming partnerships keeps us in greater community as we
seek to meet God at work in the world. As we consider these
partnerships we desire to:

Promote Relationship

Use the asset-based model

Make our motivation clear and transparent

Anticipate mutual growth.

Provide Long term sustainability

In addition, we consider how the following might be reflected in the partnership:

Relationship

…we approach our partnership in a holistic way…we will learn and incorporate genuine expressions of concern and trust.

Reconciliation

…we trust the Biblical mandate to be “reconciled to each other” and
will seek and consider good ways for that to happen during the
partnership.

Respect

… partnerships can be cluttered after all we are human …we handle
changes, unfulfilled expectations, cultural differences, or
disappointments with a Christ like attitude.

Reciprocity

…our partners are invited to spend time with us. Our greatest asset is each other and what God has called us to do together.

You also might hear these kinds of phrases used at 2BC as we talk about our partnerships: